Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1887-09-08
STATE NEWS.
Items Gathered in Different
Counties.

Joseph Tomlinson, the not yet
eleven-year- old son of Samuel Tomlin-
son, of Roadstown, did fine piece OF
cunning on Tuesday last. A large
hawk had been lowering about the
farm, when the lad took a shot gun
and brought it down. The bird meas
ured about five feet from tip to tip.
The house and garden of George
Feith, who is charged with robbing
the Connecticut bank, and who lived
on Fourth street, Jersey City, was
searched on Saturday by Detective
Bangs, of Pinkerton's force, and De-
tective Pearson, Jersey City. Under a
plank walk in the yard was found
about $1,000 worth of jewelry, stolen
from Fairchild & Co., Bridgeport,
Conn. Mr.. Fairchild identified the
property.
A case of hydrophobia at Dutch
Neck, Monmouth County, resulted in
the death of Kenneth Jewell, a wealthy
farmer, Tuesday. About ten days ago
he was bitten severely by man dog,
binding up the wound, he thought
nothing more of it until Sunday, when
he felt strange spasms. He knew
what they meant At his request his
family locked him up in room to pre-
vent his doing injury to any OF them,
and medical aid was summoned, but
nothing could be done, and he died
yesterday in great agony.
The New Jersey Legislature has the
honor of having inaugurated the
movement which led to the organiza-
tion of the Constitutional Centennial
Commission which has in hand the
arrangements for celebrating the cen
tennial anniversary, of the signing OF
the Constitution of tke United States
in Philadelphia, on the 18th, 10th and
18th of September. The commission
has invited the New Jersey Manufac-
turers to send exhibits to the indus
trial display, which will be feature
of the parade. Many have accepted,
and there will BE a1arge erepaeseftatfoh
Of New Jersey interests.
The State Horticultural Society has
sent to the Board of Health of New
York letter in which, over the sig
nature of the officers and executive
committee of the Society, it is stated
The "Ives" grape will soon be in mar
ket from New Jersey. The grape
colors by August Goth, but in the lati-
tude OF New Jersey it is not ripe until
September 18th. To secure the higher
price of early grapes sundry growers
of the sIves'' mutilate it's fruitage
canes, thus causing a dropsical devel.
opment and premature coloring of the
fruit, which is then hurried to sale as
'choice grapes" This fraud upon
consumers, is perilous to health and
damaging to viticul ture, and is perpe.
trated in spite of the unanimous pro.
test of handlers of fruit.
Ocean City, the head of Peck's beach,
is in q foment over some revelations
of crookedness and unfair dealings or
the part of the share holders. The re
sort was being developed by a number
of Millville men who are known as the
Millville syndicate of Ocean City.
Saturday the dissatisfied parties went
before Vice Chancellor Bird and pre-
sented the facts to him for adjustment
An effort was made to have the in
junction restraining the sale of lots
dissolved, but the Vice Chancellor die
not see fit. The improvement com
pany is represented by G. B. Langley
Robert Fisher and r. L. Howell, and
the dissatisfied stockholders by James
r. Headly. 1t is said that there will
be some remarkable revelations ol
crookedness made before the investi-
CATION closes.